Sandpiper Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sandpiper Post Acute is a 176-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 53.9% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Sandpiper Post Acute
1049 Anna Knapp BoulevardMount Pleasant, SC 29464
Charleston County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sandpiper Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.73 hours per resident per day, 21% below the South Carolina average. With about 161 residents a day, that works out to roughly 279 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.73 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.05 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.70 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.9% of nursing staff at Sandpiper Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a South Carolina average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $73,787 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | Fine | $7,882 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Fine | $49,104 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Fine | $3,801 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Fine | $13,000 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Sandpiper Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Sandpiper Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Mt. Pleasant SNF, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sandpiper Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oak Harbor Healthcare Mt Pleasant | 0.6 | 132 | 1.96 | 3.41 | — | 3 | $7,901 |
| Franke Health Care Center Mount Pleasant | 2.7 | 44 | 2.38 | 4.26 | 42.6% | 4 | None |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island Charleston | 5.0 | 60 | 2.71 | 4.95 | 68.4% | 2 | $8,428 |
| Kempton Of Charleston Charleston | 5.3 | 23 | 2.66 | 5.04 | 64.7% | 5 | $6,032 |
| Riverside Health and Rehab Charleston | 8.1 | 160 | 1.52 | 2.72 | 46.2% | 1 | $27,788 |
| Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center Charleston | 8.3 | 41 | 2.85 | 5.37 | 33.9% | 5 | None |
| Ashley River Healthcare Charleston | 8.6 | 125 | 1.98 | 3.59 | — | 5 | $46,164 |
| NHC Healthcare - Charleston Charleston | 10.2 | 88 | 2.67 | 5.09 | 32.4% | 2 | $25,495 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.